Earth 121 Course Review

Front 1

what is the importance of water in waterloo?

Back 1

waterloo has a bunch of layers of seiment (grand river, waterloo moraine, lower tills, upper tille) and this tells us about the history of waterloo

Front 2

What does the google earth layers from OGS earth paleozoic gology say?

Back 2

rock formations of southern ontario

Front 3

in which direction do the great lakes drain?

Back 3

to the east, pacific ocean

Front 4

True or False: The great lakes were formed during the Late Wisconsin Ice Age.

Back 4

True.

Front 5

True or False: We are only concerned with the geosphere.

Back 5

False! We are also concerned about the Hydrosphere, Biosphere, Atmosphere

Front 6

How does water from the water cycle turn into groundwater storage?

Back 6

Infiltration

Front 7

How does ground water discharge turn into freshwater storage?

Back 7

Springs are fed from ground water and run into freshwater lakes through streams or rivers

Front 8

Where can water be stored in the water cycle?

Back 8

Ground water storage

Ocean Storage

Freshwater storage

Storage in ice and snow

Storage in atmosphere

Front 9

What is the term for the process from sediments to sedimentary rock

Back 9

Lithification

Front 10

what is the process from igneous / sedimentary / metamorphic rocks to sediments?

Back 10

weathering and erosion

Front 11

what is the process from sedimentary / igneous rock to metamorphic rock?

Back 11

metamorphism

Front 12

what is the process from sedimentary / metamorphic rock to igneous rock?

Back 12

melting and then crystallization

Front 13

describe plate tectonics

Back 13

the theory that the earth is made up of movable plates. this section also includes the major evidence points

Front 14

Know about minerals

Back 14

CH 2

Front 15

Know about weathering

Back 15

CH 5

Front 16

Know about Igneous Rocks

Back 16

Ch 3

Front 17

Know about Volcanoes

Back 17

Ch 4

Front 18

Know about sedimentary rocks

Back 18

Ch 6

Front 19

Know about metamorphic rocks

Back 19

CH 7

Front 20

Know about Geologic time

Back 20

Ch 8

Front 21

Know about crustal deformation

Back 21

CH 9

Front 22

Know about earthquakes

Back 22

CH 10

Front 23

Know about Mass wasting

Back 23

CH 14

Front 24

Know about Running water

Back 24

CH 15

Front 25

Know about the Earth science literacy text

Back 25

Read it! its super dumb and intuitive

Front 26

Earth Scientists make repeatable ___________ and ____________ ideas to understand and explain our earth

Back 26

repeatable, testable

Front 27

The earth is ____ billion years old

Back 27

4.6

Front 28

Earth is a complex system of interacting ____,____,____ and ____

Back 28

rock, water, life, air

Front 29

Earth is ______________(never, continually) changing

Back 29

continually

Front 30

Choose one:
Earth is a _______ planet
a) human
b) rock
c) water
d) great

Back 30

c)water

Front 31

True or false: Life can not modify earth

Back 31

False

Front 32

True or false:
Humans dont depend on earth for resources.

Back 32

false

Front 33

What poses a risk to humans?
a) hazards
b) humans
c) earth
d) aliens

Back 33

hazards

Front 34

List what each stand for:

A) APGO

B) GAC

C) GSA

D) PDAC

E) CSPG

F) GSC

G) OGC

Back 34

A) association of professional geoscientists of ontario

B) geological association of Canada

C) geological society of America

D) prospectors and developers association of Canada

E) Canadian Society of Petroleum geologists

F)Geological Survey of Canada

G) Ontario Geological Survey

Front 35

Know about Minerals and energy resources

Back 35

CH 20